Peter
Fairbairn
Swaney
Born in North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland
Son of John Swaney
and Mary Swaney
Brother of
William Swaney, John Swaney, Mary Swaney, Thomas Swaney, Sarah Swaney, Charles Swaney and Magnus Swaney
Husband of
Ellen (Murphy) Steel
— married
18 Sep 1860 (to 1873) in John Knox Vestry, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Ellen Swaney, Mary Ann (Swaney) Knowles, Unnamed Swaney, John Fairbairn Swaney, William Swaney, Sarah Ellen (Swaney) Halbert and Annie Maud (Swaney) Eville
Died
at age 43
in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jan 2012
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Biography
Peter Swaney was born in North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland on 26 February 1830 and baptised 18 March 1830. His parents were John Swanie and Mary Swanie.[1] At the age of 22, he migrated to Australia aboard the Omega, sailing from Plymouth on May 29, 1852 and arriving in Adelaide on August 24, 1852. There were no other Swaneys on the passenger list, so we assume he travelled alone to Australia. [2]
In 1860, Peter married Ellen Murphy in Melbourne, Victoria.[3]
Peter clearly intended to make his fortune from the Ballarat (Victoria) goldfields, At various times, he was a shareholder in the William Tell Quartz Mining Co.(1865), Gordon's Consols Quartz Mining Co.(1868), and Southern Champion Gold Mining Co.(1869). On July 5, 1872, however, Peter was declared insolvent. [4]
Peter passed away in Ballarat on March 15, 1873, aged 43 years, from enlargement of the heart, valvular disease, paralysis of left side for 12 months.[5]
References
- ↑ Orkney : North Ronaldshay : 'Parish Register' database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58186f48e93790eca317a9e3/peter-swanie-baptism-orkney-isles-north-ronaldshay-1830-03-18?locale=en : viewed 27 Dec 2022) baptism Peter SWANIE 18 Mar 1830
- ↑ South Australia Assisted Passengers 1847 -1886.
- ↑ Department of Justice, Victoria, Australia - BDM Online
[ https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history ]
Marriage: registered 1860/2915 as Peter Fairbairn Swaney - ↑ Mining and insolvency records from Victorian Government Gazette.
- ↑ Department of Justice, Victoria, Australia - BDM Online
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Death: registered 1873/256 as Peter Fairbairn Swaney
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